These 30 people are a total of nine families, among which the family surnamed Cai has the largest population, with eight people, two husband and wife with widowed mothers, then three sons and two daughters. The old woman Cai was only forty-eight years old, and her dress was tattered but very neat. The husband and wife Cai Ah are 31 years old, and their daughter-in-law Cai Liu is 30 years old. The three sons are fourteen, twelve, and eleven, and the daughters are nine and six. The long face is yellow and thin, which is caused by long-term malnutrition.

Another man's surname is Zhao, named Zhao Jinbao, 34 years old, and his wife Zhao Fan, 32 years old. There is a son and a daughter, aged sixteen and fourteen.

In addition, it is almost a family of three and a husband and wife, because when Yang Shen went to buy someone, he told Ya Po that he needed the kind of family that could work. The Cai family and the Zhao family also said that their eyes were still clear when they looked at them, and Yang Shen would not agree to buy them.

Now standing in front of Lin Xiaoman, they are all the families of the nine families. Lin Xiaoman stood under the eaves, looking at the panicked faces of all sizes crowded below, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, turned his head to look at Yang Shen and asked, "How can there be so many people selling. As a slave? ”

Hearing the owner's question, Cai Liu suddenly became anxious, and poofed his two daughters and kowtowed violently to Lin Xiaoman. He begged again and again: "Boss, please, don't want us." As long as you can give us food, we will repay you as cattle and horses. "Her family is old, small, and it is difficult to sell, and this time it is not easy to be taken care of, and if they are returned again, then the tooth woman may sell them somewhere.

Lin Xiaoman raised his eyebrows and said, "Your family is willing to sign the death contract?" Can't you survive in your own homeland? ”

Cai Liu heard the owner ask. nodded again and again and replied: "Back to the owner, the villain's family originally had a few acres of fertile land and lived by farming. Unexpectedly, there was a big flood in his hometown, and his father-in-law and uncle's family were washed away by the water, and the villain and the head of the family only rescued their mother-in-law and their own children. Along the way, I relied on begging for food, but with so many mouths, I really couldn't survive. That's why I decided to sign the death deed willingly, so that I could beg for food. Cai Liu choked up as he spoke, wiping his tears.

Lin Xiaoman saw that several families next to him were all concerned after hearing Cai Liu's words, and suddenly a flash of thought flashed and asked, "Could it be that you all suffered from the flood and escaped from the same place?" Several families knelt down and responded, indeed. They begged all the way to food, but the water had not yet receded. It's a blessing to come out alive. Therefore, there is no resistance to being sold as a slave.

"Brother Yang, could it be that there are a lot of people fleeing in Quanzhou City during this time?" Lin Xiaoman asked worriedly. If the world is not peaceful, business may also be affected. The so-called peaceful residence is the only way to be happy, but the prefect of He did not show such a situation as a disaster victim before. And after going out of town. They don't seem to see the homeless, either.

Yang Shen nodded. He whispered: "If these refugees want to enter the city, they need to pay a poll tax or bring them in. Those who can't come in will naturally not stay outside the city for long, and will go to other places where they can stay. These people are relatively lucky. As long as you can leave them and give them a bite to eat, that's the best decision for them. Moreover, I promised them that, if they did well, their next generation would allow one of them to be separated and restored. Yang Shen could see that Lin Xiaoman was very concerned about their signing of the death contract.

Lin Xiaoman also felt that he was very contradictory, and this business must be kept secret. It was best for someone who had signed a death contract to help her, after all, no one wanted their secret recipe to be leaked. And the slaves and maids who signed the death contract, as long as the owner does not let go, they, including their children, are the descendants of the Lin family for the rest of their lives. If you do something like a traitor, you won't care if you kill the government directly.

The so-called life is as cheap as an ant, but that's it.

This kind of thinking is only gone in a blink of an eye, after all, she is not a philanthropist, and Yang Shen also said that as long as they are faithful, they will have a chance to restore their good status. Lin Xiaoman nodded, and then said to Cai Liu: "Since this is the case, then you all stay." It's just that the women in the workshop don't need it, so they just need to do what they can in the Zhuangzi. Which of you cooks better? Take a step forward and stand to the left. ”

Hearing Lin Xiaoman say this, everyone was overjoyed, this owner promised to keep all of them! Originally, so many people were brought, and the people said that if the owner was not satisfied, they would still have to return them. So in the past few days, they have been living in fear, for fear that their family will be returned.

Several of the women, including Na Cai Liu, secretly gritted their teeth and stepped forward. Lin Xiaoman nodded with satisfaction when he saw this, and then asked, "Whose needlework is better?" Take a step forward and stand to the right. The rest of the crowd saw that the actions of the women just now did not make the owner angry, and the few who could do needlework immediately stepped forward and stood to the right.

"Who's stronger? Step forward and stand behind the group on the left. A few of the stout mothers-in-law immediately stepped forward and honestly stood behind Cai Liu's and them.

The rest were children under the age of ten, and their eyes were full of panic. Lin Xiaoman said to them: "I will find a mother-in-law to teach you the rules well, and the one who can cook just now is responsible for the meals of everyone in the Zhuangzi, what is your name?" Lin Xiaoman pointed at Cai Liu and asked.

Cai Liu was flattered, and immediately knelt down and replied: "The slave maid's family name is Cai, and the maid's family name is Liu, and everyone calls the slave maid Cai Liu." She was still worried when she saw her two daughters stay where she was, but when she heard the owner say that she was looking for a mother-in-law to teach them the rules, she was relieved.

Because the seven girls who stayed behind were not more than ten years old, including the two girls in her family. Since the owner is willing to find a mother-in-law to teach the rules, he will definitely stay and be a maid, even if he is a rough maid, it is better than facing the loess in the field.

Lin Xiaoman saw that she was very clever, nodded and said, "Cai Liu, then let you take care of the kitchen first." However, you have the right to manage people, and naturally you also have to have the consciousness of being punished beforehand, understand? When Cai Liu heard the owner say this, she knelt down and kowtowed again to thank her, but Lin Xiaoman's words also shocked her, and since then she has trembled, and she doesn't dare to make a difference in the kitchen. (To be continued......)